The L.A. Times building

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The Los Angles Times building, foreground, was designed by Gordon B. Kaufmann. The Art Moderne building opened in 1935 at 1st and Spring streets, kitty-corner from City Hall, and represented the power wielded by the newspaper and the Chandler family that owned it. Harry Chandler, then president and general manager of Times-Mirror Co., declared the building a monument to the progress of our city and Southern California.

The Los Angles Times building, foreground, was designed by Gordon B. Kaufmann. The Art Moderne building opened in 1935 at 1st and Spring streets, kitty-corner from City Hall, and represented the power wielded by the newspaper and the Chandler family that owned it. Harry Chandler, then president and general manager of Times-Mirror Co., declared the building a monument to the progress of our city and Southern California. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The Times Building was the first piece of what became Times Mirror Square that included the 10-story Times South Building and the adjoining headquarters of Times Mirror Co.

The Times Building was the first piece of what became Times Mirror Square that included the 10-story Times South Building and the adjoining headquarters of Times Mirror Co. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)